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Yeah, I was quite bummed after the first taste. I was just convincing myself to like it. I tried another bottle yesterday, the sour taste is incredibly mild and only hits you at the first sip. Totally subsides afterwards, I am assuming carbonation has a lot to do with this. It's a very...

First off, what a helpful website, I have gained a ton of knowledge and put it into practice with my first home-brew. My brewday was 7/22/18. I brewed a Listermanns American IPA. It was an LME recipe with 3oz of cascade hops 1.5oz nugget (bittering hops) with a US 5 Ale yeast. There was a...

Hmm, I'm doing a mixture between morrey, mtnbrwr, and RM-MN. On day 9, I'll check gravity, then check it again on day 11 or 12, if gravity has not changed, then pitch the hops and let it sit for a week before racking.

Ahh, thank you very much! The hops are pellets. This is definitely helping my time line, I'll check gravity on day 8, wait a few days and check again to see if it has changed. If it has not changed, I'll add the hops and wait a week before bottling. This info is very helpful. Cheers!

Thanks for your response, I'll cut out the secondary. 2 follow up questions, when should I add the dry hops (cascade)? My original plan was after 2 weeks, should I stick with it? Secondly, my instructions state to just toss the hops in the fermenter, I was thinking of placing it in a sanitized...

My first brew day was also 7/22, I popped the lid yesterday and though it looks like your picture, mine has a lot more foam on the head space. I am assuming it's just part of it. If otherwise, please advise. I am brewing a Listermann's American IPA, I plan on leaving it in the primary for 2...